The UK's coronavirus R rate has fallen again and the number of new infections has also begun to shrink. The Government has published the latest UK-wide and regional growth rates for England, alongside the latest R values.
The R estimate for the whole of the UK is between 0.7 and 1.0, and the growth rate estimate for the UK is between -5% and -2%.
The estimated growth rate means the number of new infections is shrinking by between 2% to 5% every day. The latest R estimate for England is between 0.7 and 0.9.
Estimates of the R value are below 1 in all NHS regions of England, although the upper limit in North East and Yorkshire, and the North West are all at 1.
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